I stand there, unmoving, frozen in shock. It only occurs to me what is happening about 5 seconds later.

I throw Dewpaw off of me. I don't want to hurt him, I don't want to kill! But, Dewpaw comes back, as ferocious as ever.

"I liked you Mountainfrost, but I can't have competition, can I?"

"What do you mean?" I sputter.

Dewpaw has my neck, his claws painfully slowly cutting through my skin.